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Chapter 715: Chapter 721: Harvest
The intelligence personnel of the Li family, having sent back the news to the clan, naturally collected the relevant information, and promptly took out a Jade Slip to give to Li Wenli.
The content was not much, and he read through it quickly.
"So it was a sect created by a few Nascent Soul Loose Cultivators joining forces? No wonder they could occupy Qingxuan Mountain," Li Wenli expressed his surprise and was particularly curious about their identities and origins.
It is known that, although there is no way to use Secret Techniques to move the Spirit Vein, the surrounding powers have not given up on this place.
Some support vassal forces, while others establish branches or sub-sects, all aiming to take over this tier-four Spirit Vein. However, they have all been quite cautious, not allowing Nascent Soul cultivators to get involved, but rather letting Golden Core cultivators compete for it.
The Li family did not interfere because, firstly, their clan territory was too far away to provide support in a timely manner in case of any incidents; and secondly, the Li family had too few Nascent Souls to spare anyone to sit in watch over it.
The last point is that Wanxian Island is large enough, and the Spiritual Energy is quite rich, so there’s no need to worry about congestion or lack of Spiritual Energy for the time being.
Therefore, there wasn’t enough motivation to prompt the Li family to spend a significant amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources on this matter.
If they were not Nascent Souls, it probably wouldn’t have been so easy for them to seize Qingxuan Mountain.
It’s just that on ordinary days, it’s rare to see a Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator, yet now, three have suddenly appeared, which seems somewhat abrupt and strange.
But on second thought!
Li Wenli recalled the contents of the Jade Slip, couldn’t help frowning, and said, "Is this newly established Sanding Sect being too indiscriminate in its recruitment of disciples?"
Regardless of background, cultivation level, or even innate talent, as long as you make it to Sanding Sect and wish to join, you can become a disciple of a Nascent Soul sect!
He did not care about what Sanding Sect was thinking; he only knew that such a practice would inevitably lead to a significant number of Loose Cultivators leaving the Wanxian Province ruled by the Li family.
After all, once you join Sanding Sect, you become part of a Nascent Soul group, and from then on, you have a backing.
Even if the newly founded Sanding Sect has no resources for its disciples, just this alone is enough to attract a large number of Loose Cultivators.
As a result, the number of Loose Cultivators buying Spiritual Objects from the Li family would naturally decrease, affecting their revenue.
Moreover, the emergence of another Nascent Soul power would change the regional situation, and it was uncertain what stance the Sanding Sect would take toward the Li family.
"When the soldiers come, block them; when the water comes, cover it with soil! My Li family is afraid of no one." In terms of strength, Sanding Sect is no match for the Li family.
Strength is the greatest source of confidence.
While the Sanding Sect attracted the attention of many cultivators in a short period, the enthusiasm quickly died down and things returned to calm.
But nobody knew that in the near future, Sanding Sect would stir up quite a storm!
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"I was wondering why a magpie was chirping on the branch this morning. It turns out a person of distinction has come to visit." The Xuanfa Pavilion’s Shopkeeper was somewhat surprised to learn that Jiang Fengwu had come.
For many years, he had never seen Jiang Fengwu, and he hadn’t expected to see him today.
"Senior, what brings you here?" the Shopkeeper asked respectfully.
Jiang Fengwu, not in the mood for beating around the bush, said straightforwardly, "You should know that I’m an Array Master, but tier-four Formations are expensive and there are few buyers. So, I’ve thought to sell them to you at cost price. How much you can earn from it will depend on your own ability."
The main reason is that the strength of the entire Cultivation World in Wanxian Province is too weak; even Golden Core Cultivators are rare, let alone Nascent Souls. How could one sell higher-level Formations if there aren’t even any customers for them?
"Is what senior says true?" The shopkeeper’s eyes instantly lit up.
Xuanfa Pavilion has branches throughout the entire Eastern Region and even has numerous shops in the Southern Domain due to competing for the market with the Southern Edge Commerce Association. They truly don’t have to worry about not being able to sell fourth-tier Formations. Instead, they lack fourth-tier Formations.
All skills become increasingly difficult as they progress to higher levels, and Formation crafting is the pinnacle of this complexity. Even a fourth-tier Array Master cannot guarantee success with every Formation crafted.
"Of course it’s true, but I reckon the price you are offering is of much interest?"
The shopkeeper, reining in his excitement, paused to reminisce before introducing the topic: "Formations are generally divided into attack, defense, auxiliary ones like breath-concealment and invisibility, as well as special types."
"Since I don’t know what kind of Formation senior will craft, it’s not convenient to set a fixed price. Our commerce association will offer a price range, and once the Formation is successfully crafted, we can negotiate the final pricing."
Jiang Fengwu nodded in satisfaction and immediately took out several Formations from her storage ring, saying, "Not bad at all, I happen to have a few fourth-tier Formations here; you evaluate their worth."
These fourth-tier Formations were ones she had saved up and not used before. Without claiming them to be extremely formidable, they could at least be considered excellent under the same conditions.
Of course, she didn’t take out all her Formations, as she still needed to visit the Southern Edge Commerce Association afterward and couldn’t go empty-handed to prove her abilities.
One should never put all their eggs in one basket!
This seemed to have become a habit of the Li family in many respects.
And being the person in charge of an entire province, the shopkeeper was naturally perceptive. He could tell that the Formations were of good quality, but he was still going to bargain hard for a good price.
Jiang Fengwu was satisfied with the final price negotiated, but recalling Li Zhirui’s words, she asked, "Is it possible to pay directly with Spiritual Objects? It spares an extra step and is less of a hassle."
"Fine."
Then Jiang Fengwu took out the list of Spiritual Objects that Li Zhirui wanted her to purchase. After some calculations, she had to pay some additional Spirit Stones.
After all, fourth-tier Spiritual Objects were already expensive, and she was buying a significant quantity.
Completing the transaction, Jiang Fengwu promptly went to the Southern Edge Commerce Association. They too showed interest in fourth-tier Formations, offering conditions similar to the Xuanfa Pavilion and agreeing to the method of direct exchange for Spiritual Objects.
In the end, Jiang Fengwu returned to Wanxian Island with many Spiritual Objects that Li Zhirui needed.
"It seems that you had a fruitful trip." Li Zhirui could guess the result just by looking at her expression.
With excitement, Jiang Fengwu said, "The price for fourth-tier Formations is even higher than for fourth-tier Magical Treasures. I can craft more Formations to exchange for even more Spiritual Objects."
"All we do is in service to cultivation; let’s not forget our primary purpose," Li Zhirui warned, concerned that she might neglect her cultivation because of this.
"Don’t worry, it won’t interfere with my daily practice." But in her mind, Jiang Fengwu thought that since she had just had a breakthrough recently, it was unlikely for another to happen soon, so why not allocate more time to Formation crafting to earn more resources.
Moreover, for her, crafting Formations was similar to Alchemy for Li Zhirui—it was also a form of practice.
"Just be mindful, that’s all." He couldn’t keep watching over her as one would a child; she was already several hundred years old, so it ultimately came down to personal discipline.
